Example sentences of "not [verb] him [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must not think him ridden with angst just because , for once , he 's agreed to discuss with us the things he normally ignores . |
| 2 | ‘ They stated that they did not want him to exist in this fashion . ’ |
| 3 | This is not because it is so special or secret that I do not want to divulge it — indeed the patient will remember it quite well for himself — but because I do not want him to listen to that tape at some future date and begin to regress himself when I am not there to take charge of the situation . |
| 4 | She said she did not want him staring at her , she wanted a bit of her life to herself ; without having to share it with Randolph Ash . |
| 5 | I do NOT want him going to some — |
| 6 | Death would be too kind an end for a man who has done what he has , and I do not want him to escape into it . ’ |
| 7 | God knew she did not want him lowered by doubt , or by pain , or by despair , as Lulach had once seemed to accuse her . |
| 8 | I think I had not heard him cry for six years . |
| 9 | At least , I did not catch him whispering to any of the other people going in and out of the place , and he did not point me out to anyone at any time . |
| 10 | ‘ Th'should tell him so , not let him walk over thee ! ’ |
| 11 | Amanullah 's pursuit of his two most cherished objectives , to modernize his country in the shortest possible time and to make it independent of Britain , soon brought him into headlong conflict with Humphrys , whose previous eighteen years in India , mostly among the tribes across the frontier from Afghanistan , had not prepared him to deal with a ruler of such independence of mind . |
| 12 | But Rostov 's experience of the Empire had not prepared him to find at the same time a complete absence of the poor and underprivileged . |
| 13 | This did not prevent him paying for the installation of a swimming pool to amuse his children who roamed around their new domain during the holidays . |
| 14 | Similarly , a power entitling a landlord to re-enter for " building sites or planting or other purposes " did not entitle him to re-enter in order to build a sports stadium ( Coats v Diment [ 1951 ] 1 All ER 890 ) . |
| 15 | She had not seen him arrive at her home , since she had not known who he was when they had encountered each other in the garden — but she had seen him leave . |
| 16 | I do not keep him tied to my apron strings . " |
| 17 | The haste , perhaps , and the diffidence both , were encouraged by his wife , who did not like him to talk of Trade , considering it to be vulgar , and yet she was pleased to note that this casual reference to wealth met with a satisfactory , if silent , response . |
| 18 | ‘ Your one-time intended 's folks , ’ she said — she did not see him wince at the Americanism ; she did not yet know him as well as Sally-Anne did . |
| 19 | The fact that Peter heard God 's voice about one thing does not stop him arguing with Jesus about the next , namely Jesus ' intention to go to the cross . |
| 20 | It is specially important not to let him vegetate in front of the television for long periods . |
| 21 | The blow came at a meeting on Saturday when members voted not to let him stand as an election candidate — despite a recommendation to accept him by the executive committee . |
| 22 | I will not have him to rule over me ! |
| 23 | Giannis Tzortsos is a Jehovah 's Witness , whose religious beliefs do not permit him to serve in the armed forces in any capacity . |
| 24 | The mother also agreed to place a small plate of Ben 's favourite food ( chunks of cheese and pieces of apple ) in front of him at meal-times but then not to watch him eat by getting on with a job in the kitchen . |
| 25 | She had not wanted him to respond with a show of good humour . |
| 26 | She had not wanted him to behave like ‘ darling Alexander ’ ! |
| 27 | No matter what it cost her , she could not let him leave without trying to speak to him . |
| 28 | This was one of the voyages in which the men of science were in charge , in that the point of the expedition was scientific ; often there had been frustration among scientists on voyages because the captain 's instructions , or his interpretation of them , did not let him stay at interesting places as long as they would have liked , or put enough boats and crews at their disposal . |
| 29 | Now Whitaker must concentrate on an Olympic challenge with the charismatic grey , as Mr and Mrs Bradley , who would not let him go to Seoul , have given permission for him to compete in Barcelona . |
| 30 | It was hard to leave , too , because the parents of my good friend Henry Clerval would not let him go to university with me . |